WCW Road Wild 1998 was just one of several annual showcases of just how wild World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was. WWE did not have anything to compare to outrageous sets and locations that WCW would make use of in the wrestling war. Road Wild was one of a couple “destination” Pay Per Views WCW put […]
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World Championship Wrestling Slamboree 1999 Goes Down in Missouri – May 9th, 1999 – Today in Wrestling History


World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1999 was beginning to unravel. The New World Order (NWO), both factions, were a shamble on television due to injuries. Unfortunately, storyline wise, so much depended on the NWO dominance that WCW was in a pickle. With that said, they did continue forward with regular Pay Per View (PPV) events […]

Final WCW Slamboree Takes Place – May 7th, 2000 – Today in Wrestling History


Little did we know when this event aired on Pay Per View (PPV) that it was the last one. That is the sad truth about Slamboree in 2000. It was the final World Championship Wrestling (WCW) produced Slamboree event. This was due to the WWE buying out WCW early the following year. For those wondering, […]

Happy Birthday One Time Wrestler Jay Leno – April 28th, 1950 – Today in Wrestling History


You would be well forgiven for not knowing that the famous, former, Tonight Show host Jay Leno was a wrestler. Well, he is billed as having one match, officially. Good enough. Born in 1950 in New Rochelle, New York, Leno’s full name is James Douglas Muir Leno. Leno’s career has been a wild one for […]

Self-High Five Happy Birthday Diamond Dallas Page – April 5th, 1956 – Today in Wrestling History


Diamond Dallas Page is one of those rare wrestling success stories. Having begun his in-ring career at the age of 35, Page would have an uphill battle ahead of him. He was born on April 5th, 1956 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey and named Page Joseph Falkinburg. Page’s early years were spent as a manager […]